swollen
part of speech
adjective; verb (past participle of swell: swell, swells, swelled, swollen/swelled)
meaning for a pupil
1) Swollen means bigger than normal, often because of an injury, sting or illness. tree →
2) A swollen river has more water than usual after rain. tree →
sense in the lessons
In first aid a swollen ankle may mean a sprain; ice and rest help, and an adult should check it. In geography heavy rain makes swollen rivers that can flood. Phrases: «a swollen ankle», «swollen glands», «a swollen river».
examples
- My ankle was swollen after I twisted it. tree →
- The bee sting made his hand swollen. tree →
- The river was swollen after the storm. tree →
- Her eyes were swollen from crying. tree →
- When you have a cold, your glands can be swollen. tree →
- Put ice on the swollen knee. tree →
- Stay away from swollen rivers; they are fast and dangerous. tree →
- In short, the swollen river had already done a great deal of mischief. tree →
note
Irregular: swell – swelled – swollen (or swelled). Pronounced SWOH-lun. Noun: swelling. Safety: swelling of the face, lips or throat after a sting or food can be an allergic reaction — get adult help at once.
In the corpora
- An onion is a bulb whose layers are swollen leaves storing food for next year's growth.
- Not everything under the ground is a root, though: a potato is a swollen stem, and its eyes are buds.
- A potato is a swollen underground stem called a tuber, and its eyes are buds; a sweet potato really is a root.
- Potatoes are swollen underground stems that store food, and the eyes on a potato are buds that can grow into new plants.
- Potatoes are not seeds or roots but swollen underground stems.
Trees and pragmatics
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